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BULLDOGS WIN BIG IN TOURNEY DAY 4, FRIARS OUTLAST PANTHERS

Teams in Pool A took to the court Wednesday evening with the Okkodo Bulldogs getting a convincing win over the ND Royals while the FD Friars had grind out a close contest over the Guam High Panthers.

Wednesday Night Scores

Okkodo 60, ND 34

A game-high 18 points from Michael Valera gave the Bulldogs a big boost as they pick up their second straight victory. The senior guard lit up the scoreboard in the second quarter, scoring 16 of his 18.

Eights points each by Monte Cabrera, Pizo Orichiro and Jose Suares paced Okkodo’s top scorers. ND’s Jayson Santos scored 12 points and Tyler Concepcion added 11.

Okkodo’s Kayjae Martin attempts a three from the wing.

FD 70, GH 63

The Friars used a 14-0 run right before the half to take a 41-33 lead after trailing by as many as five points. Friar forward Kaine Santos put in a team-high 19 points and guard Jaden Santos added 14. Panther Treydan Rosario put in a great effort scoring 28 points and kept Guam High close in the early goings.

Action continues on Thursday night

5:30 pm – GW vs. Sanchez

7 pm – St. John’s vs. ND

POOL A

Friars 3-0
Bulldogs 2-1
Panthers 1-1
Royals 0-2
Knights 0-2

POOL B

Warriors 2-0
Sharks 2-0
Islanders 2-1
Geckos 0-2
Eagles 0-3

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QUICK HITS

The Figo Islanders 40s women’s softball team took gold in the Senior Softball World Championship in Las Vegas. Figo came out of the loser’s bracket and beat the Arizona Belles 17-3 in the AA division championship game Sunday afternoon.
Other Guam teams that played in the 40s tournament were: Team SOTTA (women’s) and Bud Light Guam, Friars 671 and Sindalun Guahan (men’s).
Sindalu finished a respectable 4th out of 24 AAA division teams.
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In Guam’s first time competing in the FIBA Asia Cup, we draw China, Japan, and Mongolia in Group C. Competition begins in 2024. Guam also moves up the FIBA world rankings to #76.

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